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Homer City Generating StationPlanned

Indiana County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 3122 · Operator: NRG Homer City Services LLC
CoalPJMBA: PJM

4,396 MW planned (Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle), first expected Jul 2028 · EIA-860M

×2,012 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Apr 2024)

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Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
-50005001,000GWh200120032005200720092011201320152017201920212023

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%25%50%75%20052010201520202025

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
9,00010,00011,0002005201020152020
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
200112,958.878.5%9,841
200212,144.673.6%9,863
200314,281.186.5%9,907
200413,25080.1%9,959
200513,599.282.4%9,897
200612,255.274.3%9,922
200713,621.682.5%9,881
200811,307.968.3%10,003
200911,417.669.2%10,081
201011,007.366.7%9,963
20119,410.857.0%10,213
20129,800.859.2%10,417
201310,54563.6%10,249
201411,541.869.4%10,192
20159,036.754.5%10,387
20166,628.139.9%10,512
20175,121.431.0%10,537
20185,130.930.9%10,708
20196,827.941.1%10,610
20202,97918.0%11,327
20214,436.626.8%10,851
20223,309.320.0%11,124
20231,014.78.9%11,687
2024-1.9-0.1%—

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
CA1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA268268planned Nov 2029Planned—coming soon
CA2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA268268planned Nov 2028Planned—coming soon
CA3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA268268planned Nov 2028Planned—coming soon
CA4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA268268planned Jul 2029Planned—coming soon
CA5Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA268268planned Jul 2028Planned—coming soon
CA6Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA268268planned Jul 2028Planned—coming soon
CA7Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA268268planned Mar 2029Planned—coming soon
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT360360planned Nov 2029Planned—coming soon
CT2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT360360planned Nov 2028Planned—coming soon
CT3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT360360planned Nov 2028Planned—coming soon
CT4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT360360planned Jul 2029Planned—coming soon
CT5Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT360360planned Jul 2028Planned—coming soon
CT6Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT360360planned Jul 2028Planned—coming soon
CT7Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT360360planned Mar 2029Planned—coming soon
1Conventional Steam CoalST660626.1Jun 1969Retired Apr 2024—coming soon
2Conventional Steam CoalST660613.3Aug 1969Retired Aug 2023—coming soon
3Conventional Steam CoalST692648.9Nov 1977Retired Jul 2023—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: NRG Homer City Services LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).

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